Police in Quebec have opened a criminal investigation after a hospital patient died following an operating room incident.
Health authorities in Laval, a suburb north of Montreal, say operating room employees at the Cité-de-la-Sante hospital filed a complaint after an unspecified event allegedly caused the patient’s death.
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Neither the hospital network nor Laval police would confirm the nature of the Nov. 1 incident.
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The Centre integré de sante et de services sociaux de Laval says the doctor involved in the incident was suspended and later resigned.
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The hospital has met the deceased patient’s family and is offering psychological support to its employees.
The coroner’s office and various professional orders have also been notified.
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